Streams and riparian forests depend on each other: A review with a special focus on microbes

MJ Tolkkinen, J Heino, SHK Ahonen… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, we draw together the research on the two-way connection of streams and their
riparian forests of the boreal zone from ecological points of view. Although the knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Applying continuous-cover forestry on drained boreal peatlands; water regulation, biodiversity, climate benefits and remaining uncertainties

H Laudon, EM Hasselquist - Trees, Forests and People, 2023 - Elsevier
Continuous-cover forestry (CCF) is increasingly argued as an alternative to clear-cut
harvesting in managed boreal forests to improve water quality and quantity, biodiversity, and …

Consequences of rewetting and ditch cleaning on hydrology, water quality and greenhouse gas balance in a drained northern landscape

H Laudon, V Mosquera, K Eklöf, J Järveoja, S Karimi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Drainage for forestry has created~ 1 million km of artificial waterways in Sweden, making it
one of the largest human-induced environmental disturbances in the country. These …

Peat loss collocates with a threshold in plant–mycorrhizal associations in drained peatlands encroached by trees

CE Defrenne, JAM Moore, CL Tucker, LJ Lamit… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drainage‐induced encroachment by trees may have major effects on the carbon balance of
northern peatlands, and responses of microbial communities are likely to play a central …

[HTML][HTML] Trading wood for water and carbon in peatland forests? Rewetting is worth more than wood production

E Makrickas, M Manton, P Angelstam… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
While traditional forest management systems aim at maximizing timber production,
sustainable forest management focuses on the multiple benefits of entire forest landscapes …

Hemiboreal forest: natural disturbances and the importance of ecosystem legacies to management

K Jõgiste, H Korjus, JA Stanturf, LE Frelich… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The condition of forest ecosystems depends on the temporal and spatial pattern of
management interventions and natural disturbances. Remnants of previous conditions …

Short-term responses of the soil microbiome and its environment indicate an uncertain future of restored peatland forests

K Runnel, H Tamm, M Kohv, M Pent, K Vellak… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Restoring peatland ecosystems involves significant uncertainty due to complex ecological
and socio-economic feedbacks as well as alternative stable ecological states. The primary …

Distribution of grouse and their predators in peatland forest landscapes: A case for ecological integrity

A Lõhmus, E Pass, M Pensa - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural peatland forest landscapes have been transformed and fragmented by forestry and
agriculture worldwide, which undermines their ecological functioning and resilience. In …

Utilizing historical maps in identification of long-term land use and land cover changes

J Mäyrä, S Kivinen, S Keski-Saari, L Poikolainen… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge in the magnitude and historical trends in land use and land cover
(LULC) is needed to understand the changing status of the key elements of the landscape …

[PDF][PDF] Management perspectives on Aqua incognita: Connectivity and cumulative effects of small natural and artificial streams in boreal forests.

L Kuglerová, EM Hasselquist… - Hydrological …, 2017 - researchgate.net
The original publication of the unknown headwaters—Aqua Incognita—by Bishop et
al.(2008) ended by posing two compelling questions:(a) Are the headwaters important? and …